Lens ball - 90 mm full glass ball

Full glass ball for DSLM and DSLR Photography

The 90 mm full glass ball for photography with DSLMS and DSLRS (Mirrorless cameras and SLR cameras), also Lens ball called, is one Schlieren -free glass balls of the highest quality, Without air inclusions and bubbles. It reflects its surroundings as mirror, Sharp and crystal clear 180-degree view in a sphere that can be picked up directly from your own palm or positioned in a fixed point.

The clear and transparent photo glass ball is easy to use, but at the same time the demands of professional photographers are also fulfilled. With a Weight of 945g If it is not easy as a spring, it still fits comfortably in every pocket and backpack to take her through the landscape on a photo tour or travel. Regardless of whether Landscape photography, city trips or architectural recordings – With the 90 mm glass ball you create unique surreal pictures from unique perspectives.

For safe protection and optimal cleaning before the shooting is Included also included:

• A storage bag
• A microfiber cloth

Tips for the glass ball photography:

1. Always ball Clean fingerprints before shooting – Microfiber cloth included in the delivery range
2. On smooth and sloping substrates carefully fix
3. In the case of free -handed recordings with Max. 1/250 - 1/125 exposure time work
4. Ideal Focal length between 24 mm and 35 mm
5. With Tripods also longer exposure times possible
6. For the Typical low depth of field the glass ball photography with 2.8 aperture work
7. Ideal for Extensive areas with a few highlights (e.g. forest lights, marketplaces, water with and without ships)
8. At Keep photography with a tripod enough distance, so that the tripod and photographer do not reflect in the glass ball.

Production & quality control of the 90mm full glass ball

Photography with a glass ball benefits above all from the effect that it captures the surroundings in a mirror-in-house manner as a 180-degree view in the smallest space. Now with the Camera + lens (Ideal: 2.8 / focal length 24 mm - 35 mm) Focus the motif in the glass sphere and work with a low depth of field, but still let the background artistically flow into the picture.

So that all of this is possible, that must Glass of the highest quality and without inclusions be manufactured. Our special Quality controls and the transparent manufacturing process, in which the balls are checked several times during production for material defects, inclusions and cracks.

The glass is first melted into a long rectangle. The High temperatures make the glass soft and easily formable. Then individual cuboids are cut out of this glass rectangle. Due to the previous melting process, these cuboids are still easy to form and are now placed in a hydraulic press and are thus brought into their round shape. Now it's going to Cooling down at room temperature of approx. 20 degrees Celsius. In order to avoid imperfections such as irregularities of the surface and bubbles, the glass balls are very slowly cooled down and stored in the intermediate. After cooling If the First exam of the raw material for cracks & inclusions. All full glass balls that are of perfect quality are now going to Grind and polish, Until you get your absolutely flawless and round shape have. Then the Next check for air inclusions and other defects. If a defect is noticed here, the glass ball is sorted out. Now the Finale finishing touches With a High-speed polishing machine. After a certain time, the balls are now completely transparent and of a perfect surface quality. Now follows the final quality control - Until the perfect end result of every glass ball. This is the only way to ensure that the glass ball later does not negatively influence the light fraction, or that inclusions and scratches appear as annoying elements in its mirrored motif.

Technical data

Safety note! The lens ball can act as a burning glass and must be kept away from direct sunlight, as this can lead to a fire.

Scope of delivery

• Lens ball
• Storage bag
• Cleaning cloth